guanylin

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Noun

guanylin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A 15 amino acid polypeptide, secreted by goblet cells in the colon, that acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C and regulates electrolyte and water transport in intestinal and renal epithelia.

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